显性

顯性

xiǎnxìng

adjective #49,383

Meanings

1 dominant (genetics)
2 visible
3 explicit
4 overt

Characters

to show, visible

Examples

HSK 4

棕色眼睛是显性遗传。

Zōngsè yǎnjing shì xiǎnxìng yíchuán.

Brown eyes are a dominant genetic trait.

HSK 6

这种文化差异是显性的。

Zhèzhǒng wénhuà chāyì shì xiǎnxìng de.

This kind of cultural difference is overt.

Tips

usage

Direct opposite of 隐性 (yǐnxìng, recessive / hidden). In genetics they translate Mendel's dominant/recessive; in business and linguistics they mean explicit vs. tacit (显性知识 / 隐性知识 = explicit vs. tacit knowledge).

Stroke Order

显 xiǎn

性 xìng